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Canada To Undertake Risk Assessment Of Abandoned Vessels

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The Government of Canada has awarded a contract to undertake an assessment of risks related to vessels of concern in Canadian waterways.

Public Services and Procurement Canada has awarded a contract to London Offshore Consultants, from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, for the development of a risk assessment methodology related to hundreds of vessels of concern (abandoned, wrecked, or dilapidated vessels) in Canadian waters or on Crown land.

“This contract award is an example of how the Oceans Protection...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/canada-to-undertake-risk-assessment-of-abandoned-vessels/

El Faro: Assessing Captain’s failures

The sinking of the container ship ‘El Faro’ in October 2015, claiming the title of one of the biggest marine tragedies in the recent history of US, was largely attributed to the Captain’s wrong assessment of the conditions. Anastasios Chrysikopoulos, Chief Officer at Maran Dry Management Inc. analyzed the casualty focusing on the Captain’s actions which identified human error as the key lesson to be learned from the El Faro loss.

Introduction

On October 1 2015, El Faro, a United States 790-foot...

https://safety4sea.com/el-faro-assessing-captains-failures/

Watch: Lifejackets crucial in overboard incidents

In its latest Maritime Safety video, CHIRP highlights the dangerous practice of fishermen of not wearing lifejackets and discussing the possible tragic consequences in overboard incidents. The report advises that all fishermen should take their personal safety into account by conducting a (dynamic) risk assessment into the possibility of falling overboard.

The risk assessment might include the following:

  • With the particular activity that you are engaged in, what could go wrong, and equally...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-lifejackets-crucial-in-overboard-incidents/

Safety Management: Why SMS are important

It has been 20 years since the ISM code became mandatory. Widely known as the ‘International Safety Management Code’, its implementation was a landmark for shipping industry given that for the first time, each shipping organization was obliged to develop an effective safety management. Namely, a “Safety Management System” is the core requirement for the ISM Code implementation; its aim is to ensure that safety is secured, humans are protected from injury and harm, and the environment and...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-safety-management-why-sms-are-important/

Cargo hold cleaning: Why it matters

Bulk carriers constitute a significant fragment of the global maritime transport of goods, making up 15–17% of the world’s merchant fleets. Bulk carrier operations require careful planning and preparation to maintain cargo quality as is and to avoid any delays and disputes. One critical aspect of this preparation is the cargo hold cleaning.

The efficiency of a bulk carrier in vastly accounted to its cargo holds and the volume of cargo it can carry. The whole operation involving the loading, the...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-cargo-hold-cleaning-why-it-matters/

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